CHAPEL HILL – North Carolina wide receiver Mack Hollins said he doesn’t watch sports. That doesn’t come as a surprise to his teammates – doesn’t come as much a surprise to anyone who has been around Hollins for an extended…
CHAPEL HILL – When North Carolina gets in going they can be downright scary good. Forget for a second they turned the ball over twice in the opening quarter and trailed 7-0 to Wake Forest after the opening 15 minutes.…
CHAPEL HILL – North Carolina linebacker Shakeel Rashad was enjoying the bye week, somewhere with “my feet up, relaxing” so he didn’t watch the Boston College/Wake Forest game. Rashad does remember seeing the score – a 3-0 victory by the…
CHAPEL HILL – Georgia Tech right guard Shamire Devine is 6-7 and weighs 366 pounds. Can you imagine that much man diving at your knees 25-30 times a game? That’s what North Carolina defenders have to look forward to when…
DURHAM — The Duke Blue Devils got back on track, defeating Coastal Division favorite Georgia Tech, 34-20, in Wallace Wade Stadium on a wet, dreary day in Durham. Luckily, Duke (3-1,1-1) didn’t let the conditions dampen the way they…
DURHAM — Duke couldn’t generate enough offense and Northwestern made enough plays in all three phases – offense, defense and special teams – to defeat the upset minded Blue Devils, 19-10 on Saturday afternoon at Wallace Wade Stadium. The Blue…
CHAPEL HILL — The game went about as expected. North Carolina (1-1) got its first win of the season, defeating their guest from Greensboro, North Carolina A&T, 53-14 Saturday night at Kenan Stadium. This one was out of reach early.…
CHAPEL HILL — North Carolina is going all out in its preparation for North Carolina A&T. The Tar Heels (0-1) typically blast music from speakers the entire practice. Tuesday and Wednesday at Navy Field, Carolina had music blasting as usual,…
CHAPEL HILL – To his credit, Larry Fedora knew what was coming when he met with the media on Monday at Kenan Memorial Stadium. Even though the Tar Heels’ 17-13 loss to South Carolina is four days old, and the…
CHARLOTTE — This one will sting for a while. North Carolina fans, foaming at the mouth since the winter when Gene Chizik was hired as the defensive coordinator, could not wait to see the new and improved Heels. Except for…
